Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2014

We’re far more connected to stories and information than we have ever been, yet the noise and ubiquity of the digital world makes it harder to surface and share personal stories of change and impact. What role could digital medium-specific competitions or contests play in increasing demand? By Jay Geneske, 2014.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 15, 2010

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. It's really interesting as far as mobile fundraising, but also just that the ARC are able to gather, analyze and share data like this in close to real time. Submissions close January 22, 2010."

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NTEN

JUNE 24, 2013

Flickr: chotda This week''s Member Round Up draws from all corners of the sector in both region and topic, from the energy in the streets of Brazil to Facebook contests and assistive technology used by the Bridge School--see what the nptech community''s been up to! Let us know in the comments. Read the original blog post here.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Staff the organization’s social media accounts by monitoring follower activity (shares, likes, and comments) and ping those individuals with a way to volunteer or donate (or some other call to action). Do a raffle, sweepstakes, contest, or giveaway in your community. Check your state laws to make sure you are in compliance.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2010

I worked for the Chalkboard Project fresh out of university, a nonprofit organization founded and fueled by Foundations for a Better Oregon, a coalition of foundations in Oregon focused on collaborating to make a meaningful impact to issues in Oregon – in the case of the Chalkboard Project, that focus was on public education reform.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 17, 2013

I’ve also used this as benchmark for my training and peer learning projects so one could quantify transformation. We have to look at what the result overall is – it is not just views for the sake of views or comments and likes for the sake of comments and likes. Measurement'

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Achieve

DECEMBER 22, 2020

It also provides a great opportunity for you to share your recommended messaging and imagery. . So, share information about your mission statement, values, tips to raise funds successfully, and photos of the work your organization does. Respond to comments on fundraisers. You can live stream and accept donations live.

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NTEN

APRIL 13, 2012

Have more news to share? Drop us a line or include your links in the comments! video contest and earn the chance to win money for your cause! If your idea is selected as a finalist, you’ll be invited to submit a grant proposal for up to $100,000 to get your project off the ground. Share your links in the comments!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2010

Source: Share Your Ideas. If you want a chance of winning a copy, leave a comment saying how you might apply some of the science of participation to your social media strategy. Imagine sitting around a conference table planning an upcoming project that involves user-generated content. Science has an answer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

What I need is your input -I'd love to hear about your social media "adaption stories" - please leave me a comment. Listening is the first step, but you do it before, during, and after the project. Wendy documented many different stories and shared these internally. Now say that five times fast! More on that later.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 22, 2007

Louis City Museum's amateur video contest. It sounded like a great project from an innovative, creative place. And in June, they launched a creative user-generated content contest. The videos would be submitted into a contest, and the winning submission would be posted on their MySpace page and featured in a film festival.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

The phone is a project of Sumit Dagar and the Indian Institute of Technology. The ideas submission process started last week and will be followed by online conversations, online community voting, jury voting, and a hackathons for the best projects in each of the countries. Users are encouraged to share and "like" pins.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 13, 2021

They made it fun by challenging participants to a car decorating contest! Inspired by a commenter on a recent post , this is the year to double down on planning, especially when it comes to safety procedures and contingency planning. Here’s a very thorough example of a transparent safety plan from Project Hero.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2008

I got ten fantastic comments too hard to choose a winner in a subjective way. Chas was the 7th comment. Robin Yap left a comment that he was leaving for Manila to teach social media to educational technology students, so I decided to part with my cherished copy of Dave Warlock 's Classroom Blogging. I plan to do this regularly!

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Care2

OCTOBER 13, 2008

You can read all the details on the contest and submit your idea here. 5 Comments | by Share Article in Crowdsourcing , Misc. Reader Comments (5) Congratulations to Google on its anniversary and its charitably ambitious endeavor. link] October 10, 2008 | FChristie I think that this is a great contest.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Following the event, he had some very helpful insights to share, especially about crowdsourcing, an increasingly popular and effective practice for spurring new ideas and innovation. We are now cross posting it here to share with our readers. Use competitions and contests to generate new ideas from new audiences.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

VTVigils VT Vigils VTvigils.org is a project of a diverse group of national campaigns and organizations not affiliated with Virginia Tech. Netsquared Innovation Fund Netsquared Announces the 21 Featured Projects and solicits for feedback. plus two file sharing services sendspace and box.net. NpTech Community. Paul Lamb might.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 10, 2009

If after asking yourself the 10 Questions to Get You Started Using Social Media for Your Nonprofit or Do-Good Project, you've decided that a blog is good tool for you, consider incorporating the following 10 elements of an effective nonprofit, or do-good blog into your blogging strategy: 1. Facilitate commenting Allow commenting.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2010

Since this was an experiment to test social networking, I did not send an appeal to friends and family in the way people do when they raise funds for a run or walk, or want you to vote for a particular contest. I wasn’t able to fully engage and immerse myself in the project; life on the outside took over.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 17, 2006

Consultants and Vendors » Friday Nov 17 2006 Would you like a share of $5 million? Schwartz wrote about an exceptional contest organized by the Knight Foundation. One stipulation the Knight Foundation included in their contest is that the winning ideas must be shared with everyone. Main | The Coming Wave of Web 2.0

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

And if that isn't enough, TechSoup is also running a contest with $10,000 in cash prizes. Check each month that there are events in each region, and comment out the un-necessary regions. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Vancouver, British Columbia: Agile Project Management for Nonprofits.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 16, 2013

This past weekend, in conjunction with our exhibition about Ze Frank's current participatory project, A Show , we hosted " Ze Frank Weekend "--a quickie summer camp of workshops, activities, presentations, and lots of hugging. The sheet gave people a lightweight tool to use in social interaction, to trade and share stamps.

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See3

DECEMBER 21, 2007

My daughter took the OLPC laptop we just received to school to show it off and only a few of her teachers had heard of the project. One argument against this project has been that many of these kids need basics — food, clean water, jobs, teachers who get paid, etc. And so we shouldn’t spend money on laptops.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

List, Learn, Adapt - concept from David Armano: “Insight must before investment when implementing a social media project.&#. How do you share your data? ARC - gather data every morning and share with organization via email; issues that seem sensitive or are newsworthy will contact subject matter experts to follow up.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 31, 2011

I recently came across the My Colorado Project when Jason Manke connected with me, asking for feedback and ideas about community building and online community engagement tools. Jason is the Media Director and My Colorado Project Manger for Community Shares of Colorado. What was the process, costs, and development of MCP like?

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Care2

DECEMBER 16, 2009

We actually recognized Twitter’s potential for live blogging events, commenting on relevant issues surrounding climate legislation, and creating conversations with like-minded supporters to build a groundswell of support for our issues. Because we have short attention spans and 140 characters is almost more than we can handle.

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See3

MARCH 7, 2008

Share and Enjoy: One Comment comment Claude Rallins Pangea Day is an interesting project. Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest? As a result, it’s very powerful. I signed-up to host a screening awhile ago. Case Soup: Nonprofit Video Secrets Revealed!

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Care2

DECEMBER 16, 2009

We actually recognized Twitter’s potential for live blogging events, commenting on relevant issues surrounding climate legislation, and creating conversations with like-minded supporters to build a groundswell of support for our issues. Because we have short attention spans and 140 characters is almost more than we can handle.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Taking part in Giving Tuesday can mean many different things—from participating in an organized service project to donating to a nonprofit to smiling at a stranger. Encourage social sharing. Social media is a great tool for supporters to share their personal fundraising pages, so make sure you encourage them to post their pages.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 14, 2017

We’re proud that the MAH is a thriving museum AND community center for Santa Cruz County, a place for people of all walks of life to connect around our shared creativity and culture. But in the spirit of that last visitor comment, we feel it is our responsibility and our glorious opportunity to spread that love beyond our walls.

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See3

MARCH 18, 2008

Duties include managing multiple projects; contractor oversight and correspondence; editing technical reports; and providing program support to Director of Research. Duties include managing multiple projects; contractor oversight and correspondence; editing technical reports; and providing program support to Director of Research.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2008

Last year, when I turned 51, I posted a challenge on my blog - could I get 51 people to donate $10 to the Sharing Foundation? For my 50th birthday, I held a 50th Birthday Card Photo Remix Contest on flickr and donated $50 the winner's favorite charity. If you're a blogger, you can run a comment for a donation contest.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

To the extent that Facebook users respond to your invitations to share news or donation opportunities with their friends, family, and coworkers, you will have effectively created meaningful opportunities for people to serve as amplifiers and participants in your work. 4 - Be Specific and Timely. 4 - Be Specific and Timely.

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See3

MARCH 27, 2008

You must be a credible member of the community sharing useful information and thoughtful comments before anyone will respond to your asks. Wendy Harman from the Red Cross gave her case study on Project Listen. See3 has run many successful video contests (a few examples here , here and here ). Makes sense.

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Care2

MARCH 4, 2008

Carie Lewis , internet marketing manager at HSUS, explains how the nonprofit organization pitched the low cost campaign and shares advice to other nonprofits looking to do the same. What were your goals going into the project? Knowing what you do now, what tips do you have for any nonprofit interested in holding a similar contest?

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Care2

MARCH 3, 2008

Carie Lewis , internet marketing manager at HSUS, explains how the nonprofit organization pitched the low cost campaign and shares advice to other nonprofits looking to do the same. What were your goals going into the project? Knowing what you do now, what tips do you have for any nonprofit interested in holding a similar contest?

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Achieve

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

For example, you might: Share blog post links and teasers on your social media pages. Make your online content more interactive and engaging using these content ideas: Blog posts with comments sections. From learning about your current projects to your fundraising plans , your audience wants to be kept in the loop.

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